FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW: EVERYBODY KEEP RIGHT
BY IDA ANDERSON NORRIS “Everybody, keep right” my father used to say. In fact, everyone from dads to grandmothers to school teachers said it to us when we […]
FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW: CAN I PLEASE SEE YOUR HORSE?
BY IDA ANDERSON NORRIS Recently, I was at a competition and for a change wasn’t judging. In between coaching my clients there were few minutes of down time to […]
FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW: BIGHT ON THE RIGHT
BY IDA ANDERSON NORRIS Call me a traditionalist; I’m interested in our dressage equestrian heritage and history. Small pieces of information that are passed on from generation to generation […]
CLASSICAL DRESSAGE IN COMPETITION
BY DR. THOMAS RITTER People often ask whether classical dressage can be successful in competitions, or whether you have to sell out and sacrifice the horse’s well-being and the […]
FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW: THE SHRINKING WARM UP AREA
BY IDA ANDERSON NORRIS Three weekends out of four, for most of the year, find me at a USDF/USEF competition in one of my capacities as competitor, coach, organizer […]
GAIT ANALYSIS
BY IDA ANDERSON NORRIS Gait Analysis is best broken down into its parts- 1. The Type or style of Movement exhibited and 2. The Quality of movement. First, it […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LOWER LEVELS
BY ARLENE RIGDON Levels training through second mark the period of the basic training of the horse. If this foundation is correct and complete, the progression into the medium […]
